Bottomless Bog of Police Graft Mentioned in Vice Probe
The New York vice investigation is cited, estimating 30,000 speakeasies and monthly graft of up to 21 million dollars if 25,000 are taxed at 70 dollars each. The text argues corruption grows once police enter illegal ventures and stresses the need to restrict police work to protect life and property. It also notes persistent issues with vice squads and a broader aviation context in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Evening Sun
New York
Vice
Newark Airport Becomes World’s Busiest Field
The Newark airport, once a dreary waste, now handles more daily traffic than Europe’s top hubs. In 1930 it moved over one million pounds of airmail and logged 34,058 interstate passengers, with 62 daily scheduled takeoffs and landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Daily Post
United States
Newark
Croydon
le Bourget
Tempelhof
Europe
New Jersey
Berlin
Paris
Kreisler's Books Tie Wife's Patience to His Manuscripts
Beverly Smith notes Fritz Kreisler is driven by a passion for old books and manuscripts that rival his violin genius. His wife recalls his habit of stashing money for rare parchments, even as she jokes he is "honest as the day" about everything but books, and his collection dominates their life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Smith
Amer
Fritz Kreisler
Kreisler
Time for thinking caps in Nebraska tax debate
Nebraska legislators face a taxing puzzle as preliminary income tax bill details emerge. Proposals would levy four percent on corporate net earnings and up to five percent on dividends. Combined with a 12 percent federal corporate tax and local property taxes, many industries and property owners worry about survival and potential exits from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha World Herald
Nebraska
Sex Reports Corporation
Omaha
Debating Nebraska State Income Tax Burdens and Fairness
The writer condemns a proposed state income tax as unfair and harmful. He argues it would double or triple tax the property owner, fail to relieve municipal and local taxes, and burden industry and progress. A fair law could justify taxation, but the current plan risks excessive, inequitable taxation and bloated state administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
New York World Faces Serious Difficulties
Announcement notes the New York World's serious difficulties, describing it as shocking to newspaper workers and likening it to a stately tree crashing down. The brief reflects a somber tone about a major paper's troubles and the impact on the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha World Herald
New York World
World newspaper as beacon of journalism and its decline
A nostalgic meditation on the World, once fearless and independent under Pulitzer and Cobb, praised as a discerning yet dwindling voice. The piece contends competition from Times, Herald Tribune, tabloids, and financial pressures eroded its distinct liberal, selective stance, risking loss of independent journalism in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pulitzer
Frank Cobb
Times and
Herald Tribune
World
Nebraska Hall of Fame Selections Draw Public Debate
In the capitol’s hall of statues two niches await Nebraska’s greatest. A state survey and Omaha poll name William Jennings Bryan and J Sterling Morton as top choices, with many other historic figures proposed. Readers may submit their selections to the state agriculture board director for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Omaha
William Jennings Bryan
J. Sterling Morton
General Pershing
Hitchcock
Norris
General Dawes
Buffalo Bill Cody
Harold Gifford
John A. Creighton
James M. Woolworth
Robert W. Furnas
C. E. Bessey
Edward Rosewater
John G. Niehardt
Willa Cather
Father Riggs
R. H. Clarkson
John M. Thayer
Charles F. Manderson
James C. Dahlman
James W. Dawes
Grace Abbott
Washington
Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
State Capitol
Bake sale by Dorcas society at Leonard's store
The Dorcas society ladies host a bake sale at Leonard's furniture store on Saturday February 28 starting at 11 a.m. Committee members listed include Mrs. Rosa Morgan Mrs. J. Anderson Mrs. Albert Wold and Mrs. Wm. Riggs.
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Ladies of the Dorcas Society
Leonard’s Furniture
Rosa Morgan
J. Anderson
Albert Wold
Wm. Riggs
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